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From Turkey to the Greek islands - an insight into the migrant smugglers trade

Aksaray Square in Istanbul has been called “smugglers square”. It is there that migrants gather almost every day at sundown in the hope of buying a

07/03/2016

Turkey

Ceasefire and border controls fail to put an end to Syrian refugees arriving in Turkey

The ceasefire and strict border control by Turkey has not put an end to Syrian civilians fleeing their homeland. A camp in Akçakale is one of the

07/03/2016

Turkey

EU warns Turkey over press freedom

Turkey's takeover of leading opposition newspaper Zaman has been widely criticized by EU leaders worried about a media crackdown.

07/03/2016

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Istanbul violence as women defy rally ban

Females in Turkey defied an official ban to mark International Women’s Day in Istanbul. The rally, ahead of the awareness day on Tuesday, March 8

07/03/2016

Turkey

Women march in Turkey but are confronted by police

Riot police in Istanbul forcibly broke up a rally of hundreds of women as they marked International Women’s Day two days early. March the 8 is the

07/03/2016

Turkey

Migrant crisis: 25 drown off Turkish coast including many children

At least 13 children and 12 adults are reported drowned after a boat carrying migrants to Greece sank off the west coast of Turkey. The Aegean Sea’s

06/03/2016

Turkey

'A dark day for Turkish democracy': violent clashes follow Zaman takeover

Press freedom is thrown into question as Turkish authorities fire tear gas and rubber bullets at hundreds protesting the state takeover of Zaman newspaper.

05/03/2016

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Turkish police fire tear gas amid protests over newspaper raid

Turkish police fired tear gas and plastic pellets to disperse thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the country’s biggest newspaper, “Zaman”

05/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey: heightened concerns over press freedom as Zaman reopens

Turkey's top-selling opposition newspaper reopens following a state takeover that has once more thrown into question press freedom.

05/03/2016

Turkey

Turkish police turn water cannon and tear gas on protesters in Istanbul

Police in Istanbul used water canon and tear gas on a crowd trying to prevent them entering the offices of Turkey’s top-selling newspaper. State

05/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey gags Zaman, one of its last opposition newspapers

Turkish authorities have seized control of the opposition newspaper Zaman, one of the country’s last remaining opposition media outlets. Zaman is

04/03/2016

Turkey

Turkish police targeted in two separate attacks

Turkish police have been the target of two assaults in as many days. Two female assailants were killed following gunfire and grenade attacks in

04/03/2016

Turkey

Two women 'killed by police' after attack and siege in Istanbul

Police in Istanbul have come under attack, apparently from two women. According to Turkish media they have both since been killed. As a police bus

03/03/2016

Turkey

Turkish police break up protests in Kurdish south east

Turkish police moved in to disperse hundreds of protesters in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir on Wednesday (March 2) – at least 33 people were

03/03/2016

Turkey

Release of Turkish journalists 'a clear defeat' for Erdogan

The release of two Turkish journalists has been described by one of them as a “clear defeat” for the country’s president. Can Dundar from

02/03/2016

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Galatasaray banned from European competition

Turkey’s most successful football club Galatasaray have been banned from European competition for one year after breaching UEFA’s financial Fair Play

02/03/2016

Turkey

Residents return to ruined Turkish city of Cizre after partial lifting of curfew

Turkey has partially lifted a strict curfew that has been in force in the southeastern city of Cizre for the past two and a half months

02/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey frees journalists after court rules detention violated their rights

Turkey has freed two prominent journalists after the country’s top court ruled their detention violated their rights. The arrest of Can Dundar

26/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey: detained journalists expected to be freed, still face trial

Turkey’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday (February 25) that the detention of two prominent opposition journalists had “violated their rights.” Can

25/02/2016

Turkey

Clashes after protest against military operations and curfews in Turkey

Water cannon and tear gas were used against a crowd of demonstrators in the city of Diyarbakir

24/02/2016

Turkey

Erdogan says Syria ceasefire plan will only serve to benefit Assad

A US-Russian plan for a ceasefire in Syria has been heavily criticised by the Turkish President

24/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey: PKK releases three kidnapped journalists

The team from Turkey's state-run news agency were seized by members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party or PKK in the south-east of the country

21/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey says militants are using US-supplied weapons against civilians

Erdogan turns up the heat on Obama after this week's deadly suicide bombing in the centre of Ankara.

19/02/2016

Turkey

Syrian Kurdish party denies Ankara attack

As the funerals for the 28 soldiers who died in Wednesday’s suicide bomb attack in Ankara take place, Turkey is on the offensive. The Turkish

18/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey grows tense after bomb attacks

Istanbul is a tense city now after Wednesday’s car bomb attack in the Turkish capital Ankara. The city’s famous Taksim square would normally be

18/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey 'will boost military response' after Ankara bombing

Wednesday’s car bomb attack only a few hundred metres from the parliament in the capital Ankara was a strike at the heart of the Turkish government

18/02/2016